Dependence of patients' life quality on severity of oral pathology: optimization of treatment approaches

• Main Authors: Ivanova S.V., Meleshina O.V., Golomazova E.A., Bulkina N.V., Turusova E.M.
• Format: Article
• Language: Russian
• Published: Saratov State Medical University 2011-03-01
• Series: Саратовский научно-медицинский журнал
• Subjects: diseases of periodontium; quality of life; tooth rows defects
• Online Access: http://www.ssmj.ru/system/files/201101_135-138.pdf

The research goals include: 1) assessment the quality of life of those patients who have defects of tooth rows not replaced by orthopedic appliances on the basis of the complex analysis; 2) choice of more reasonable method of treatment. The use of dental questionnaires such as Oral Health Impact Profile-14 (OHIP-14) while treating oral pathology allows both optimizing an approach to choosing an appropriate treatment method and making more successful prognosis as to the efficiency of treatment being performed. The quality of life of those patients who have tooth rows defects not replaced by orthopedic appliances depends on sex, age, family status, employment and extent of tooth rows defects. Patients with tooth rows defects not replaced by orthopedic appliances accompanied by diseases of peri-odontium are characterized by worse quality of life. This fact must be taken into consideration while planning patients' treatment